Tony Bynum-Photography Editor

[Western Hunter]

Click to view slideshow.The photography editor at Elk Hunter Magazine is Tony Bynum.  Tony Bynum is among the best outdoor photographers in the business today. His images are used in outdoor publications, books, and commercial advertising around the world. He’s an avid outdoor sportsman, family man, and a board member for the Professional Outdoor Media Association.

 

Tony is a full-time freelance outdoor commercial, wildlife, and nature photographer from Montana. He began his professional photography carrier in 2005 by producing cover quality images for the outdoor editorial and commercial outdoor product industry. His images have appeared on the covers of many major hunting and traditional outdoor recreation focused magazines, including Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Fair Chase, Texas Sporting Journal, Eastman’s, Bugle, Bowhunt America, Montana Outdoors, Montana Magazine, Western Hunter, Western Horseman, and many more. In 2010 he was selected to produce commercial advertising images for the State Of Montana’s Office of Tourism. Tony’s often hired to produce unique, compelling, thoughtful images to compliment editorial writing in magazines and books. He has worked or traveled to all of the lower 48 states, Mexico, and much of Canada, and writes regularly for his blog. He’s active on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Behance, and moderates and edits photography, outdoor activities and hunting forums on several very popular websites.

 

Business and Education

Tony owns Finalshot Photography & Glacier Impressions Gallery. He’s currently a principal member of the Glacier Two Medicine Alliance, a member of the East Glacier Park School Board, and member and past officer on the East Glacier Volunteer Fire Department. In 2004 Interior Secretary Gail Norton appointed Tony to the Montana Resources Advisory Council (federal advisory committee, member 2 years, chairman 1). From 2005 until early 2010 he managed complex scientific research projects at Portage, a private consulting firm. From 1999 to 2001 he was a special assistant and the Senior Indian Program Manager at EPA in Washington, D.C., responsible for a $2 Million budget, implementing federal statutes, strategic planning, GPRA reporting, and federal rule making.  In 1997 and 98 he was the co-chair of the technical oversight committee of the Western Regional Air Partnership. Tony has degrees in Geography, Environmental Studies, and a masters of science in Natural Resource Management. Tony also was a fly-fishing guide for many years.

 

To view more on Tony go to his websites:

 

http://www.tonybynum.com

 

http://www.glacierparkphotographer.com/

 

 

 

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